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Month: June 2016

Corbyn’s hanging on but for how long?

Corbyn’s hanging on but for how long?

BINGO! pic.twitter.com/fV1xA8yGOP — Tom Phillips (@flashboy) June 27, 2016 Labour parliamentary committee(shop steward MPs) meet 2pm then PLP tonight agrees to hold no confidence motion that'll be passed Tue-Wed 1/2 — Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) June 27, 2016 A day for that famous old saying. "Treason doth never prosper, what's the reason? For if it prosper, none dare call it treason!" — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) June 27, 2016

Cameron is going, Johnson has been in hiding and Labour faces civil war. So who will lead Britain?

Cameron is going, Johnson has been in hiding and Labour faces civil war. So who will lead Britain?

The country has voted for change but the future is unclear. Leadership is needed writes Keiran Pedley Last Thursday’s Brexit vote was truly an historic event in our country’s history. The consequences for British politics will take time to play out. Right now the country is tense. Since David Cameron’s resignation Friday morning there is a political vacuum at the heart of power and sense of uncertainty in the air. Only a fool would predict with any degree of certainty…

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Richard Tyndall on the exit strategy

Richard Tyndall on the exit strategy

Embed from Getty Images   Recent interventions into the Muslim world by Western powers post 9/11 have been characterised by one great failing. Whilst they have carefully planned and executed the military phase of the campaign, they have utterly failed to deal with the post conflict stage leaving behind failed states in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya as a result. The Brexit campaign is in danger of doing the same thing if they do not sort out, very quickly, what their…

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Might Balls be Labour’s answer at 100/1?

Might Balls be Labour’s answer at 100/1?

Embed from Getty Images Will one of Labour’s Big Beasts return and run? As the extraordinary episode in Labour’s history that is Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership enters what looks like a chaotic death-throw, eyes and minds inevitably turn to what – and who – comes next. Various names have been suggested: Watson, Benn, MacDonnell, Jarvis, Nandy and others. Some have ruled themselves out but with events so fluid, I’d be inclined not to take any such statement too categorically. None of…

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David Herdson says the post-Corbyn chapter opens

David Herdson says the post-Corbyn chapter opens

This is from @tom_watson's snapchats from Glastonbury this weekend pic.twitter.com/f2XmfKOYTO — TSE (@TSEofPB) June 26, 2016 For once, Labour might actually be doing a coup properly Jeremy Corbyn has never been loved as leader by the Labour MPs. He didn’t have enough support to be nominated without the horribly misguided nominations of backers of other candidates, he’s neither looked nor acted like a leader once in place, and he’s never sought to reconcile the gap between his personal mandate in…

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A very British coup as another shadow cabinet minister resigns, and more are expected

A very British coup as another shadow cabinet minister resigns, and more are expected

So if you've just woken up, you might want to put the kettle on, and then have a little sit-down — Guardian politics (@GdnPolitics) June 26, 2016 Labour coup: shad cab resignations this am, Council leaders resign later today, front bench tomo. Councillors too. Tom Watson in place. 1/ — Allegra Stratton (@HMTAllegra) June 26, 2016 2/ Tom Watson may lead Labour into an Autumn election. Corbyn going to be presented with overwhelming evidence majority of party against him —…

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Is this the start of the Saturday night/Sunday morning massacre by Corbyn?

Is this the start of the Saturday night/Sunday morning massacre by Corbyn?

Blimey. Is this is the start of the Saturday night/Sunday morning massacre? https://t.co/ot8bkFBm37 pic.twitter.com/GK0CSXhQ0E — TSE (@TSEofPB) June 26, 2016 Lots of good people chose to serve in Shadow Cabinet to keep the show on the road. There are no longer good reasons for good people to stay. — Wes Streeting MP (@wesstreeting) June 26, 2016 On behalf of people who run politics websites & journalists everywhere. Sacking someone at 1am on a Sunday morning is a really bad idea…

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Bunco makes the case for Liz Truss as next CON leader and PM

Bunco makes the case for Liz Truss as next CON leader and PM

She’s behind you! Boris needs to look over his shoulder A couple of months ago I promised OGH that I’d write a piece on why I thought Liz Truss would be the next Prime Minister. With other things to do and three years to 2019, I put it on the back burner but events mean I need to nail my colours to the mast. She’s not an obvious choice and certainly not in the front runners but we need to…

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